Gears of War: Fastest Selling Game Ever
November 23rd, 2006Fastest Selling 360 Game Ever is Gears of War. Are you playing it yet?
The New iPod Shuffle
November 22nd, 2006
The little music player that made it a feature to not know what song would play next is back in its new avatar. Shorter, wider and thinner, the the kid iPod sibling is growing up. The new iPod Shuffle is here.
PS3 loses up to $306 per unit, Xbox 360 profits $76 per sale
November 21st, 2006Sony is taking a considerable loss on each PlayStation 3 sold. Costs for the 20GB model exceed the suggested retail price of $499 by a total of $306.85, Analysis estimates for the 60GB version, costs exceed the $599 price by $241.35. In contrast, the HDD-equipped Xbox 360 has a manufacturing and materials total of $323.30 while you’re paying $399.
Google Feedback: Was this link useful?
November 19th, 2006While searching on Google this evening, I saw something I’ve never seen before. The question “Was this link useful?” The question showed up on the search results page after I click on one of the results and then hit the “back” button on my browser.
This has shown up for AdWords links before, however this time its showing up in organic search results.
Is Google incorporating this feedback into their search results algorithms? Is this a new tactic to weed out spam? I’m sure we will hear more about this in the coming weeks.
Amazon traffic is up because of.. The Wii and PS3!
November 17th, 2006“Online searches for the video game console [PS3], increased 171 percent for the week ending November 11, 2006 compared to two weeks earlier on October 28, the research firm reported.” Amazon loves the PS3 and the Wii, mainly because they are giving the website more traffic.
read more | Search PS3 | Search Wii
PS3 Gets Smashed!
November 17th, 2006True to their word SmashMyPs3.com has smashed a brand spanking new PS3 on the launch of the new console. I call it art, others may call it blasphemous.
Escaped Rapist Found in Best Buy PS3 Camp Out Line
November 17th, 2006The PS3 stories get crazier and crazier. Now it seems that a suspected rapist apparently escaped just to go get in line and wait for the PS3. No joke.
PS3 Line Insanity; Pregnant Woman Tries Not To Give Birth While Waiting
November 17th, 2006Stories from the dark side of console gaming!
Zune Software Plays Nicely With iTunes
November 15th, 2006Microsoft’s Zune is shipping… Obey the hype!
Gizmodo Writes…
After a relatively painless installation we set to work on the Zune software. We weren’t exactly sure what Microsoft meant when they said that Zune Marketplace would import music automatically from iTunes, however we were guessing that meant they’d grab only the non-DRMed music, like MP3s you downloaded off the net. Well, we were right.
Amazon To Sell Xbox for $100?
November 12th, 2006Web2.0 blog TechCrunch via digg is speculating that the price of an Xbox could drop to $100. Michael Arrington writes “If you are thinking of buying an Xbox in the next few days, don’t. We’ve gotten information that Amazon may be putting the $300 Xbox bundle on sale for $100 in the next week or so as a promotional move for the holiday season.”
Well Michael, with Amazing Refund and Amazon.com’s 30 day price drop refund policy, there is no need to wait. You can purchase the Xbox 360 Core System now, get the refund when the price drops.
Sister site Crunchgear also has the story.
Update (11/16): The mystery of the $100 Xbox 360s at Amazon.com has been revealed. The e-tailer is doing a promotion called Amazon Customers Vote. Every week for the next four weeks it’ll be giving customers a chance to vote for one of four special deals. What’s being offered in the first week? Yep, a 360 core system for $100. Amazon’s XBox 360 page says: You must wait until Thursday and buy via the Amazon Customers Vote Page in order to receive the discount. Thanks Tweaq and CrunchGear for the details.